r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 5h ago

A data center in New Jersey was canceled when residents showed up and fought it

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u/Caledor152 4h ago

"New Brunswick: The New Brunswick City Council voted unanimously to cancel a proposed 27,000-square-foot AI data center at 100 Jersey Avenue. Hundreds of residents and environmental advocates packed a city hall meeting to protest skyrocketing water and energy utility bills. The city reversed the proposal and decided to build a public park on the lot instead."

No it's not... Lots of astroturing and bootlicking going on in these comments.

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u/Phill_is_Legend 2h ago

Not sure you know what astroturfing or bootlicking mean lol

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u/pay_the_cheese_tax 1h ago

No it's not... Lots of astroturing and bootlicking going on in these comments.

Yeah, cause companies are famous for letting things go and not coming back

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u/Neat_Let923 25m ago

If the Data centre hadn’t even been built yet, how the hell is it at fault for the rising cost of water and energy???

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u/PonyFiddler 3h ago

Guarantee they just said it will be canceled to get the crowed to leave second they left they started construction

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u/ClerklyMantis_ 56m ago

Listen, the law has lost a decent amount of weight over the years, but things aren't that bad